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Activity
Teach Engineering

Wizardry and Chemistry

For Teachers 11th - 12th
No need to go to Ollivanders to buy a magic wand. In the chemistry lab activity, young magicians mix chemicals to create combustible compounds. By applying these compounds to an iron wire, they create magic wands.
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Interactive
Chemistry Collective

Virtual Lab: DNA Binding Problem

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Why do the bases in DNA pair up the way they do? Unravel the mystery of the double helix in a virtual lab. Young scientists follow in the footsteps of Watson and Crick to determine the free energy associated with DNA base pair binding....
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Energy and Entropy of a Stretched Rubber Band

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Stephen Perry invented and patented the modern rubber band in 1845. Young scientists put his discovery to work as they use rubber bands to observe entropy and enthalpy. They determine the change in free energy to figure out if it...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Metals and Hydrogen Cars: Chemistry 10-12

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate which metal is best to use as storage material in hydrogen cars. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate endothermic and exothermic reactions. They write a reflection paragraph about what they learned in the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Being Spontaneous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this spontaneous reactions worksheet, students read about entropy, enthalpy and Gibbs free energy. They complete a table with reaction conditions and determine if the reaction is spontaneous or not. They solve three problems about...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Gibbs Free Energy

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students solve 2 problems on Gibbs free energy. They calculate the standard free energy of formation for given reactions.
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Handout
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor: Enthalpy and Gibbs Free Energy Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive calculator that allows you to input reactants and products of a reaction and calculate the change in enthalpy and Gibbs Free Energy for the reaction.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Thermochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module students learn the relationship between energy and chemical reactions, and understand the difference between energy, heat, and work. They perform calorimetry calculations, and study the laws of thermodynamics, enthalpy,...
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Website
Other

Taftan: Applied Thermodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of applied thermodynamics, the science of the relationship between heat, work, and systems that analyze energy processes. Related links.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
We encounter electrochemical cells in all facets of our everyday lives. Learn about the two types of electrochemical cells: galvanic, also called Voltaic, and electrolytic. Discusses the reactions that take place in cells, the formulas...